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    Scouts HELARM - Bunker Busting
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 13
    • 2 min

    Scouts HELARM - Bunker Busting

    Unit/ Formation: RM Airmen Location: Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 14 June 1982 During the...
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    Capitulation of Louisbourg
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 12
    • 3 min

    Capitulation of Louisbourg

    As soon as it was determined to make an attack on Louisbourg, Commodore Warren was directed to proceed to Canso from the Leeward Islands,...
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    D DAY Royal Marines
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 6
    • 1 min

    D DAY Royal Marines

    Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 Over 17,500 RM took part in...
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    Cpl George Tandy - Gold Beach - 'The Human Rudder'
    Si Biggs
    • Mar 14
    • 6 min

    Cpl George Tandy - Gold Beach - 'The Human Rudder'

    Corporal George Ernest Tandy Ch. X 110723 was 19 years old when as a crewman on LCA 786 he swung down from the davits of Landing Ship...
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    Disarming Russian Bolsheviks at Vladivostok - Preparing an Armoured Train
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 28, 2021
    • 1 min

    Disarming Russian Bolsheviks at Vladivostok - Preparing an Armoured Train

    HMS Suffolk Lat 43.1, Long 131.88 On the 9th April 1918 the cruiser HMS Suffolk landed a Marine Detachment to act as Consular Guard at...
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    Captain Lewis ST Halliday - Victoria Cross - 24th June 1900 – China
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Captain Lewis ST Halliday - Victoria Cross - 24th June 1900 – China

    Halliday was 30 years old, and a captain in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, during the Boxer Rebellion in China when the following deed...
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    Capture of St. Christopher's
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Capture of St. Christopher's

    Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: St Christopher (St Kitts) Period/ Conflict: Year: 1690 Date/s: Wednesday 21st June 1690 The...
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    Occupation of Dinghai harbour
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Occupation of Dinghai harbour

    Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1840 Date/s: June 1840 In late June 1840 the first part...
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    Battle of Sinzheim
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Battle of Sinzheim

    Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: France Period/ Conflict: The Franco Dutch War Year: 1674 Date/s: Saturday 16th June 1674 ...
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    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Two Sisters - 45 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 4 min

    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Two Sisters - 45 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982

    Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: The Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 11/ 12 June 1982 45...
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    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Mount Harriet - 42 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 10, 2021
    • 3 min

    Battle for the Falklands - The Battle for Mount Harriet - 42 Cdo RM - 11/12 June 1982

    Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: The Falkland Islands Period/ Conflict: The Falklands War Year: 1982 Date/s: 11 - 12 June 1982...
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    The Preobrazhensky March
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 9, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Preobrazhensky March

    10th June 1964, prompted by the Admiral of the Fleet Earl Mountbatten, the Royal Marines adopted the Preobrazhensky March in the...
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    The Loss of Royal Marines Landing Craft - LCU F4 - Falklands 8th June 1982
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 8, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Loss of Royal Marines Landing Craft - LCU F4 - Falklands 8th June 1982

    Image F4 conducting a work up exercise in English Bay Ascension Island With the British Army’s 5 Brigade separated from their vital...
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    The Battle of Belle Isle - 7 June 1761
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 7, 2021
    • 1 min

    The Battle of Belle Isle - 7 June 1761

    The Marines played a major role in the capture of this island, from the first amphibious landing, and through all subsequent fighting....
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    Marines deploy to Ireland- June 1920
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    Marines deploy to Ireland- June 1920

    Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ireland Period/ Conflict: Anglo-Irish War Year: 1920 Date/s: 5th June 1920 During the Irish...
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    Battle of Lowestoft - Leading to the formation of the Dutch Marines
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 3, 2021
    • 1 min

    Battle of Lowestoft - Leading to the formation of the Dutch Marines

    Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo Dutch War Year: 1665 Date/s: 3rd June 1665 ...
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    Sgt Kiwi Hunt SBS Memorial
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Sgt Kiwi Hunt SBS Memorial

    HUNT, Ian Nicholas Rank: Sergeant Regiment/Corps: Royal Marines Number: P030085W Born: Tuesday, December 1, 1953 Died : Wednesday, June...
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    SBS - Operation Ilois - Ambushed by the Taliban
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    SBS - Operation Ilois - Ambushed by the Taliban

    Operation Ilois Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Sangin Period/ Conflict: War in Afghanistan (2001-) Year: 2006 Date/s: 27 June 2006 A...
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    Captain Halliday RMLI VC - Boxer Rebellion
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 25, 2020
    • 1 min

    Captain Halliday RMLI VC - Boxer Rebellion

    Unit/ Formation: Victoria Cross Location: China Period/ Conflict: Boxer Rebellion Year: 1900 Date/s: 24 June 1900 Lewis Stratford...
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    Battle of Crater & Rescue of Downed Sioux - Aden 1967
    Si Biggs
    • Jun 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    Battle of Crater & Rescue of Downed Sioux - Aden 1967

    Battle of Crater Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: Aden Period/ Conflict: Aden Emergency (1964 - 67) Year: 1967 Date/s: 20 June 1967...
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